DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Notes, Cautions, and Warnings IfyoupurchasedaDell™nSeriescomputer,anyreferencesinthisdocumenttoMi
2. If a problem is encountered during a test, a message appears with an error code and a description of the problem. Write down the error code and pro
POST Diagnostic Light Patterns All POST codes except S0 are accompanied by a Solid Green Power light state. If the power light is not green, see Pre-P
Beep Codes When errors occur during a boot routine that cannot be reported on the monitor, the computer may emit a beep code that identifies the prob
2-2-11st 64 K RAM chip or data line failure - bit 44-2-4Unexpected interrupt in Protected Mode2-2-21st 64 K RAM chip or data line failure - bit 54-
Adding and Replacing Parts DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Cover Battery Drives Bezel Hard Drive Tray Front Fan Assembly Memory
Specifications DellPrecision™T5500/T5500nServiceManual Processors System Information Memory Video Audio Expansion Bus Driv
DrivesExternally accessibleOne 3.5-inch drive bay (FlexBay) Two 5.25-inch drive baysInternally accessibleTwo 3.5-inch SATA drive baysAvailable de
Networkactivitylight(onintegratednetworkadapter)Yellow blinking light PowerDC power supply: Wattage 875 WVoltage 100 240 VAC, 50
Battery DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Removing the Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the co
5. Remove the coin-cell from the computer.
About Memory DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Memory Modules Supported Memory Configurations Memory Subsystem Memory Slots Memory Popul
Cover DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Removing the Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Slide the cover
4. Remove the cover from the computer.
Hard-drive Bezel DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Removing the Hard-drive Bezel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
4. Remove the hard drive bezel.
Front Bezel DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Removing the Front Bezel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove
4. Slide the front bezel toward the top of the computer. 5. Remove the front bezel from the computer.
Front Fan Assembly DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Removing the Front Fan Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Compu
6. Remove the screw that secures the front fan assembly. 7. Remove the fan assembly from the computer
Memory Subsystem The memory subsystem consists of three DDR3 memory channels attached to each processor. All single-processor configurations have si
Floppy Drive DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Removing the Floppy Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remov
Hard Drives DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Removing the Hard Drives 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remov
4. Disconnect the power cable from the first hard drive. 5. Disconnect the data cable from the first hard drive.
6. Lift the two blue hard drive release tabs. 7. Remove the first hard drive assembly from the computer. Repeat these steps for any other installe
Hard Drive Tray DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Lifting the Hard Drive Tray 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2
4. Lift and rotate the hard drive tray toward the bottom of the computer.
Chassis Intrusion Switch DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Removing the Chassis Intrusion Switch 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Insid
Memory Population Rules Your computer requires DIMMs within a channel to be populated starting with the DIMMs farthest from the processor first. This
4. Disconnect the intrusion switch cable from the system board. 5. Slide the intrusion switch toward the center of the computer.
6. Remove the intrusion switch from the computer.
I/O Data Cable DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Removing the I/O Data Cable 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. R
Memory and Memory Shroud DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Your computer features an optional dual-processor riser to accommodate dual processor an
5. Using your thumbs, gently push down on the memory module retention clips to release the module from the connector on the system board. 6. Lift
Memory Card Reader DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Removing the Memory Card Reader 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Compute
Optical Drive DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Removing the Optical Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. R
4. Disconnect the data cable from the back of the optical drive. 5. Press down on the sliding-plate lever and hold.
About Your System Board DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual System Board Schematic Clearing Forgotten Passwords Clearing CMOS Settings System
6. Slide the optical drive out of the front of the chassis, and remove from the computer.
Heat Sink and Processor DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Removing the Heat Sink and Processor 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside
5. Lift the heat sink straight up and remove the heat sink from the computer. 6. Press down and out on the processor release lever to release the
7. Lift the processor cover. 8. Lift the processor straight up and remove it from the computer.
Dual Processor Riser (Optional) DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Removing the Optional Dual Processor Riser 1. Follow the procedures in Before W
4. Carefully slide the dual processor riser halfway out. 5. Disconnect the power cable from the dual processor board.
6. Remove the dual processor riser completely from the computer. 7. Disconnect the dual processor fan cable from the dual processor board.
8. While pressing on the blue release tab, remove the dual processor fan assembly from the dual processor assembly. 9. Gently press down on the me
Ensure that the computer is off and not in a power management mode. If you cannot shut down the computer using the operating system, press and hold th
10. Remove the first memory module from the dual processor board, and repeat with any remaining memory modules. 11. Disconnect the dual processor
12. Loosen the four captive screws on the dual processor heat sink/fan assembly. 13. Remove the dual processor heat sink fan assembly from the dua
14. Release the dual processor cover by pressing down and out on the release arm. 15. Open the dual processor cover.
16. Remove the dual processor from the dual processor board.
Power Supply DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Removing the Power Supply 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Rem
4. Rotate the expansion card retention arm toward the outside of the computer. 5. Disconnect the power supply cable from the power supply.
6. Push down and hold the power supply release clip (1), then slide the power supply toward the center of the computer (2). 7. Remove the powe
System Board DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Removing the System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Rem
System Setup DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual POST Keystrokes Boot Menu Entering System Setup System Setup Navigation Keystrokes POST K
10. Disconnect the intrusion switch cable from the system board. 11. Disconnect the I/O data cable from the system board.
12. Disconnect the hard drive and optical drive data cables from the system board. 13. Disconnect the power supply cable from the system board.
14. Disconnect the power supply data cable from the system board. 15. Remove the three screws that secure the dual processor riser to the system b
16. Remove the dual processor riser. 17. Remove the eight screws that secure the system board to the computer chassis.
18. Disconnect the optical drive data cable. 19. Remove the system board.
Expansion Cards DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Removing an Expansion Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2.
4. Pull back the expansion card retention clip. 4. Remove the expansion card from the computer.
Working on Your Computer DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Before Working Inside Your Computer Use the following safety guidelines to help protec
Exit BIOS<Esc>—Remain in Setup, Save/Exit, Discard/ExitChange a settingLeft- and right-arrow keysSelect field to change<Enter>Cancel a m
The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process is complete. 2. Ensure that the computer and all attached devices are turned off. I
Diagnostics DellPrecision™T5500ServiceManual Dell Diagnostics Power Button Light Codes Diagnostic Light Codes Pre-POST Diagnostic Light
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